Creel for use with warping and beaming machines and the like or for use with looms for weaving or other machines



May 22, 1928. 1,670,726

G. KERSHAW CREEL FOR USE WITH WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES AND THE LIKE OR FOR USE WITH LOOMS FOR WEAVING OR OTHER MACHINES Filed April 22, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 3 $5 1 S Q. I I I I I I l l I l l l l I I I'l lrl i== n- I- I- I- I- I- I I- I *& m

May 22, 1928. 1,670,726

- G. KERSHAW CREEL FOR USE WITH WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES AND THE LIKE OR FOR USE WITH LOOMS FOR WEAVING OR OTHER MACHINES Filed April 22, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOE 4W @2242 yms IVTTUIQNE' ys May 22, 1928 G. KERSHAW GREEL FOR USE WITH WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES AND THE LIKE OR FOR USE WITH LOOMS FOR WEAVING OR OTHER MACHINES Flled Apr-11 22 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 /N VENTOB %W 1% Patented May 22,1928.

UNIT-ED enmnnon KERSHAW, or nocnnAL'n, EN LAND. 1 7

CREEL non USE WITH WARPING Am BEAMmG MAo Inns AND THE LIKE on non USE WITH room's r01; WnAvI-N'Gon OTHER MACHINES;

Application fil'e'd April 22, 1925, sen-er No. 24,976, and in'Gre'at Britain A rnes, 1924.

This invention of improvements in creels for holdingbodies of yarn relates to creel's for use with Warpingand beaming machines or the like, for example section Warping and bearning machines or for usewith looms or Wea-Vingbr other machines in order to supply yarn drawn 01? or unwoundfrom yarn bodies, such for example as bobbins, 'cones, cheeses or other bodies holding or formed of yarn to be ledto beams or the like or to looms or other machines directly or through reeds, hecks or other means for-determining or regulating the extent of and closer or more open distribution of yarn in passage.

The present invention'eonsists in creels in which stationary frames are provided to support the thread guides or tensiondevices and thread guides in fixed positions 01- ya rn's to be led from them -to beams or to loorns or other machines directly or through reeds, hecks or other means for determining 0'1".1'EQll'litlflIlQ, the extent of and closer or more opendistribution of yarns and in which the places of support for the "yarn bodies are provided in fixed positions or on frames-Which are Slliflfite bQliWGI-HLthBStEL- ti'o'na'ry frames supporting the. thread guides bodies.

or tension devices and thread guides and are movable Wholly or in sections as Whole frames, Without change in the relative. position of their parts and the, positions of the places of support for the holders or bodies of yarn thereon nearer to and further from the thread guides or tension devices and thread guides. V V i J Creels constructed accordingto this invention are. advantageous comparison with, creels of equal capacity having the thread guides or. thread guides and tension derices carried by frames movable as Whole frames or. in sectional portions away from and towards stationary supports for yarn bodies and creels comprising inovabl'e frames in which pegs. or holders disposed in pairs to be turned about in that they require less space for installation and attendants and involve. less spreading of the places from which. yarns converge and less obtuse or abrupt convergence of the yarn at the sides and consequently allow of more equal drag or-tensionon all the yarns while allowing as easy or easier access to the places of support for yarnholdei-s or bodies of yarn for plane indicated "by providing the and further 1 treated up;

the application oil yarn bodies and the tying of yarn-s, Further in comparison with creels in which yarn body supports have been 'i-nounted: in oppositelydirceted pairs extend-- ing from a common s upportnniovable either 'silnpl yabou t anaxis in relation to a stationary support carrying movable'thr'ead guides and tensioning devices or aboutan axisand lat'erally relatively to a stationary support urryin-e threads iides and tensionin-g dein tired positions creels provided according to this invention present the adv-antage either of requiring less space for installation and Working or greater simplicity bodies "to be unwound.

Further in comparison with ereels provided 'W'itli thread guides and tension devices which being placed in one'fposition at a little and convenience in the application of yarn di tance from the yarn bodies-while yarns or and into another position closer: to orbetween or among; the yarn bOdlGSfOI the application of fresh yarn bodies imposition to he, unwound, creels provided according to this invention are advantageous in. minimizing the opportunities for" the entanglement of yarns or threads from neighboring yarn The accompanying drawings show an ill'ustrative exain a'l'e of a creel provided: according" to-t-h is invention. Figs and 2 are respectively a side elevation and a planet :1 creel ap'plied foruse with a beaming frame and shown broken to shorten the'figures. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the the lines 38 of Figs. 1 and 2. I 7

The same iruinera l's of reference indicate corresponding parts in all tl ie fi gures.

In the drawings 4 is-ia stationary frame supporting thread guides 5 and tension devices (5: on its outer sidesi, 8 and 9 isa: frame places of sup OrtIO -i M-h (ilof yarn and movable nearer to oin the thread guides- 51 and tension devices 6. i

In the stationaryframe 4; in the {case ru ns ght bars 7, p 8 of channel renna "'e secured as by bolts to brackets 121' to e seto the floor'on which the creel'isto ers' or bodies stand and are formed with lug-s in Wl "clh the two outer faces 7, 8 and supporting the guides 5 and tension devices 6 for yarn.

The tension devices 6 mounted on the rods 13 may be of any kind suitable and as shown are of the well known form in which a lower disc with a sleeve is mounted to be revolved about a pivot and furnished with a clownwardly pressing disc placed around the sleeve so that yarn being passed between the discs is subject to drag or tension thereby while revolving them. The guides 5 for yarn may be of any kind suitable and are shown as of the form described in the complete specification of application for British Letters Patent No. 17,473, of 1911, and presenting overlapping fingers extending over gaps between them and forming guide eyes. For each yarn to be guided there are provided two'of the guides 5 and tension device 6 and the two guides 5 and the tension device 6 are so provided are mounted on a block secured by a set screw in an appropriate position on one of the rods 13. The brackets '11 are provided with ribs 141: and the channel bars 7, 8 are made to embrace those ribs 1 1 so as to be in rigid connection with the brackets 11. Longitudinal channel bars 15 are applied with the flanges downwards on the upper ends of the upright bars 7, 8 and are secured to them for example, by bolts and junction brackets or gus-"sets. The longitudinal bars 15 extend each in one length or connected lengths along the upper part of each side of the creel and at convenient intervals support cross channel bars 16 bolted to them with the flanges upward and extending a little beyond the longitudinal bars 15 at each side of the creel. To the upright bars 7, 8 at one end of the creel are fixed arms 1.7 extending transversely out- Wards from the creel and formed or provided .with guide eyes for yarn. There is one arm 1.7 for the series of tension devices 6 and thread guides 5 on each rod 13 and in that arm 17 a hole 18 for each of the threads led from each of such tension devices 6 and the thread guides 5'used with it. In the case illustrated the yarns led through the arms 17 are shown as led to a beaming frame 19 indicated diagrammatically. The

channel bars 16 form tracks for supporting and guidmg rollers 20. Each cross bar 16 supports a roller 20 mounted on a shaft 21 in bearings in two T plates 22 and also a roller 23 provided with a shaft 24L mounted v in bearings in such T plates 22. The T plates 22 which are supported by the shafts 21 and 2t-are formed with channels 25 and made each to present its channel 25 towards the. nthm" and are lanltnrl tn an unri orlat. bar 96 26 are bolted longitudinal bars 10 of rectangular section and to the others, in the case illustrated three, are bolted angle bars 101. The bars 10 and angle bars 101 extend each in one length or more along the creel and provide places of attachment for pegs 28 .on which holders or bodiesof yarn to be unwound may be placed.

The T plates22, the uprights 26, the cross bars 27 the longitudinal bars 10 and the angle bars 101 together form the movable frame. On each bar 10 and angle bar 101 are provided as many pegs 28 as there are tension devices 6 and pairs of thread guides 5 on the rod 13 opposite to such bar 10 or angle bar 101. The short cross bars 27 are so formed that the outer faces of the bars 10 and angle bars 101 are so inclined that, when the movable frame is as shown in Fig. 2 midway between the two sides 7 8 of the stationary frame 4 and the thread guides 5 and tension devices 6 are duly adjusted in position the axial lines of, the pegs 28 secured in them are directed towards the corresponding thread guides 5 and tension devices 6 on the rods 13.

The angle bars 101 are provided in order that the frame 9 may be stiffer than it would if only flat bars 10 were employed in it. The shaft 21' on which the rollers 20 are mounted extends in one length ormore along the creel and one end is provided with a chain wheel 29 engaging a chain passed around another chain wheel which is fastwvith a hand wheel 30 and with it is mounted to be turned upon. a stud 31 secured in one end ofthe frame 9.

By the hand wheel 30 bengturned and made to revolve the rollers 20 the movable frame 9 can be moved'laterally between the two sides of the stationary frame 1 from the middle position in which it is indicated in Fig. 2 towards either side and back againvto the middle. By the movable frame 9 being moved nearer to one side of the stationary frame 4 more space is left between the movable frame 9 and the other side of the stationary frame 4 for the entrance of an attendant toplace bobbins,

cheeses or other bodies for holding or formed of yarn on the pegs 28 on the one side of the movable frame 9 and by the movable frame 9 being moved correspondingly in the opposite direction more space is afi'ordcd for access to the other side of the movable frame 9.

From a bobbin or body holding or formed of yarn. applied to one of the pegs 28yarn is led through the guides 5 and tension device 6 towards which that peg 28 is directed and HWOTIPQ tn flip. OHirdr: ni'rnc 17 qrirl in i'lxo the ends of the )yarn bodies.

wards the pegs nearest the other 'end' are supplied in order corresponding to their positions, Q s r I ,Vihen .the vpegs on both sides of the movable frame '9 have been supplied with yarn bodies it is easy by turning the hand wheel 30 'to bring the movable frame 9 again into the mid position'between the'two sides of the stationary frame at for yarn to be unwound in the ordinary Way.

Ordinarily when the pegs '28 have been once supplied with holders or bodies of yarn the unwinding of yarn from the holders or bodies is stopped before the yarn'on or in the holders or bodieshas been Wholly unwound and full or fresh holders or bodies of yarn to replace them are applied to the pegs 2S and the yarns detached from the bolt s ins on the full or fresh holders or bodies.

H'lhe space net" 11 of fresh or full bodies for run off or empty onesand thetying ofth ee'nds ofyarn isobviousl-y very conveniently obtained by the frame 9 being moved first in one direction then in the other.

Yarn bodies or holders of yarn of anyv l-zind may be applied to the pegs 28. For ez-zainpie Fig. 3 shows cone shaped bobbins or bodies 32 of yarn applied atone side of the movable frame 9 and cylindrical bobbins or bodies 33 of yarn applied at the other side one cone shaped bobbin 32 and one cylindrical bobbin 33 being shown and Fig. 2 shows conical yarn bodies applied on both sides of the frame .9, and in each case the yarns are shown as being unwound from the Instead of pegs any other means for holdingthe yarnbodies may be provided, and the :pegspr other means for holding yarn bodies may becontrived to hold the yarn bodies for yarn to be unwound from the ends or at the sides of the yarn bodies as may be desirabl'e'in different cases. I,

In the drawing the movable frame 9 is shown made in one length so as to bemoved in one piece but, in a long creel, a movable frame may be made in two or more sections each similar and n'iovable similarly tothe movable frame 9 illustrated. v

l'n like ianner the stat-ioiiai'vfraii'ie 4 may be made in two or more similar sections. Further if desirable, in any case'the stationary frame 4 may be constructed so that its sides are inclined one to the other .inplan and the movable frame 9 in one sec tion or more may be-mad'e with its sides'co'rrespondingly inclined one to the other in plan.

In. the drawing the movable frame 9 is shown as madeto travel by means ofrollers .or bodies removed are attached to "y for the application body supports and "yarn may 3 supports on different constructions may" be '"of- -any convenient construction in the parts for supporting yarn bodie'sa'nd may be made movable in any convenient ay for example'on slides or otherwise and either simply byattendants pushing or pulling on them or racks and pinionsor chains and sprocket Wheels workmg-by'means of racks and pinions or screws or worm wheels or ropes and pulleysor other means may 'be'provided \for enabling attendants to 'move them from time to time. v I

The thread guides and tension devices usedin:creels provided according to this'i'n vention may -be of "any suitable kinds.

'jSimi'larly stationary frames may -be of port for the thread guides or tensiondevices and thread guides.

C're-els provided according to *this i'n'vention Whiieali'ording space'for the replace ment of empty or runoff ya-rn'bodies by full places, .afstati'onary "frame comprising upright and longitudinal Ibars in two ranks spaced apart and respectlvely present ng outer fa'ces forming the-outer faces of the creel," cross bars supported-on the longitudin'al bars tofiextend fromrank to ranktosup an convenient construction providing sup fra 'neyrods extending along "the outer "faces 1 ofth'ecreel and-carried on said upright bars for supporting thread guides, thread guides mounted on such rods for guiding'yarns of passage from-the creel, a movable frame eompr 1g plates with bo'ari'ngsfidrshafts; a

shaft extending through said plates and 1 'r i v y 1 v 2 r v mounted turnably in bearings therein, short shafts" severally mounted turnably in bearings of the plates, roll'ersvfixed on sa d shaft extending through sa'idiplat'es to bear onsaid cross bars therebyto partake in supporting saidplates and in turning of said shaft to move said platesalong'sa'id crossbar-S, rollers 'fixedonsaid short shafts to bear on said Crossbars and thereby With'the rollers on "said shaft extending through the plates to support said plates, ineans for revolvingth'e shaft eaten ding throu'glrsaid plates uprights supported by "said plates and longitudinal yarn ill) from yarn bodies to their respective places rag) drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary frame comprising upright and longitudinal bars in two ranks spaced apart and respectively presenting outer faces forming the outer faces of the creel, cross bars supported on the longitudinal bars to extend from rank to rank to support and to allow movement of a movable frame, rods extending along the outer faces a of the creel and carried on said upright bars for supporting thread guides and tensioning devices thread guides and tensioning devices mounted on such rods for guiding yarns from yarn bodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame comprising plates with bearings for shafts, a shaft extending through said plates and mounted turnably in bearings therein, short shafts severally mounted turnably in bearings of the plates, rollers fixed on said shaft extending through said plates to bear on said cross bars thereby to partake in supporting said plates and in turning of said shaft to move said plates along said cross bars, rollers fixed on said short shafts to bear on said cross bars and thereby, with the rollers on said shaft extending through the plates to support said plates, means for revolving the shaft extending through said plates, uprights sup ported by said plates and longitudinal bars carried by said uprights to carry yarn body supports and yarn body supports on the longitudinal bars on said uprights, whereby turning of said shaft, extending through said plates in one direction or the other will move the movable frame and yarn body supports towards or away from said thread guides and tensio'ning devices.

3. Ina creel for receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary :t'rame' for supporting thread guides, comprising two stationary structures fixed in position with space be tween them and presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces to one anotherand supporting and guiding means extending parallel one to another between said stationary structures for supporting a movable frame and guiding it parallel to itself, thread guides mounted on said stationary structures for guiding yarns from yarn bodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame which is supported on said supporting means and guided parallel to itself thereby and extends lengthwise between the stationary structures of said stationary frame, presents longitudinal faces fixed in definite and constant relative position and respectively'parallel to the inwardly directed faces of said stationary structures and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on said movable frame for receiving and holding yarn bodies, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and away from the thread guides.

4-. In a creel fol-receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from tl enr and led to respective places, a, stationary frame for supporting thread guides and yarn tensioning devices, comprising two stationary structures fixed in position with space between them and presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces to one another and supporting and guiding means extending parallel one to another betwecn said stationary structures for supporting a movable frame and guiding it parallel to itself, thread guides and yarn 'tensioning devices mounted on said stationary structures for guiding yarns from yarn bodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame which is supported on said supporting means and guided parallel to itself thereby and extending lengthwise between the stationary struc tures of said stationary frame, presents longitudinal faces fixed in definite and constant relative position and respectively parallel to the inwardly directed faces of said station.

ary structures and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on said movable frame for receiving and holding yarn bodies, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and away from the thread guides and yarn tensioning devices.

5. In a creel for receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary frame for supporting thread guides, comprising two stationary structures fixed in position with space between them and presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces to one another and presenting rods for supporting thread guides, and supporting and guiding means extendingparallel one to another between said stationary structures for supporting a movable frame and guiding it parallel to itself, thread guides mounted on said stationary structures for guiding yarns from yarn bodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame which is supported on said supporting means and guided parallel to itself thereby comprises bars for supporting yarn bodysupports, extends lengthwise between the'stationary structures of said stationary frame and presenting longitudinal faces fixed in definite and constant relative position and respectively parallel to the inwardly, directed faces of said stationary structures and is movable noa'rerto and further away from said stationary structure's only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on the bars of said movable frame for receiving and holding yarn bodies, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and aivay from the thread guides.

6. in a creel for receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to "respective places, a stationary name for supporting thread guides and yarn t'ensioning devices, comprising two stationary structures fiXed in position .with space between them and presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces to one another and presenting rods for supporting thread guides and yarn tensioning devices and supporting and guiding means extending parallel one to another between said stationary su-ueaniesrcisu pers ring a movable frame, and guiding it parallel to itself, thread guides and tensio'iiing devices mounted on said stationary structures for guiding yarns from yarnbodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame whi'cl'i-is,suppertedon supporting means and guidedparallel to it self thereby 'comprisesbars for supporting yarn body supports, extends lengthwise between the stationary structures of said stationary frame, presents longitudinal faces fixed in definite and constant relative position and respectively parallel to the inwardly directed faces of said stationary structures and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on the bars of said movable frame for receiving and holding yarn bodies, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and away from the thread guides and yarn tensioning devices. I

7. In acreel for receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary frame for thesupportof thread guides comprising two stationary structures fixed in position with space between them formed of upright and longitudinal bars, presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces and cross bars supported 'on the longitudinal bars of said structures to extend parallel one to another from one such structure to the other to supthread port and to allow movement of a movable frame and to-guide it parallel to itself,-rods extending along tli'e outwardly directed faces of said stationary structures for supporting.

thread guides,- thread guides mounted .on

such rods for guiding yarns fromyarn' bodies to their respectlve places of passage from.

the creel,a movable framew'hich is supported and movabl'eron; said cross bars and guided par-'allelto itself thereby, comprises plates supported by and movable on and guided-by said cross bars and supporting uprights and longitudinal bars carried bysaid uprights to carry yarn body supports and is movable nearer'tfo" and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on the longitudinal bars on said uprights for receiving and holding'y'arn bodies, movement of'sai'd movable frame-as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to' bemoved towards and away from the uu-eau'guides, I i o 8; Iii-a creel for receivingyarn b'odiesand presenting them inposition's for yarns to be drawn from them and led .to respect iveg.

tudinal'bars of said structures to extend par-c all'el one'to another from one such structure to the other to supportandto. allow n ovement of a-n'i'ovable frame andc'to guide it parallel to itself, rods extending along the outwardly directed faces of said stationary structures for supporting thread guides and yarn tensioning devices, thread guides and yarn tensioning, devices mounted on such rods for guiding yarns from yarn bodies to their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame which is supported and movable on said cross bars and guided parallel to itself thereby, comprises plates supported by and movable on and guided by said cross bars and supporting uprights and longitudinal bars carried by said uprights to carry yarn body supports and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on the longitudinal bars on'said uprights for receiving and holding yarn bodies, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved'toWa-rds and away from the thread guides and yarn tensioning devices.-

9. In a creel for receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary frame for the support of guides comprising two statlonary structures fixed in position with space between them formed of upright, and longitudinal bars presenting corresponding inmounted on such rods for guiding yarns from yarn bodiesto their respective places of passage from the creel, a movable frame which is supported on-said cross bars and movable on and, guided parallel to itself thereby comprises plates supported and movable on and guided by said cross bars and supporting uprights and longitudinal bars carried by said uprights to carry yarn body supports and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on the longitudinal bars on said uprights for receiving and holding yarn bodies and means for moving said movable frame, movement of said movable frame as a whole parallel to itself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and awayfrom the thread guides.

10; In a creel for'receiving yarn bodies and presenting them in positions for yarns to be drawn from them and led to respective places, a stationary frame for the support of thread guides and yarn tensioning devices comprising two stationary structures fixed in position with space between them formed of upright and longitudinal bars presenting corresponding inwardly directed faces and cross bars supported on the longi tudinal bars of said structures to extend from one such structure to the other to supand movable on and guided parallel to itself thereby comprises plates supported "and movablevon and guided by said cross bars and supporting uprights and longitudinal bars carried bysaid uprights to carryyarn body supports and is movable nearer to and further away from said stationary structures only in its totality parallel to itself and yarn body supports on thelongitudinal bars on said uprights for receiving and holding yarn bodies and means for moving said movable frame movement of said movable frame as a whole parallelto vitself enabling said yarn body supports to be moved towards and away from the thread guides and yarn tensioning devices. y

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my na me thi seventh day of April 1925.

GRINDROD KIERSHAW. 

